How much does a rewire cost in Gloucester?
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Typical cost
£4,500 – £9,500
Best Builders, 519-town model (3-bed to 4-bed) · 29th August 2026
Reported by customers, not a quote from us. Your job will be quoted by the tradesperson who takes it on.
What a rewire involves
A full rewire replaces the cables, sockets, switches, light points and usually the consumer unit, and brings the earthing and bonding up to current standards. It means lifting floorboards, chasing walls and cutting into ceilings, so it’s easiest in an empty or unfurnished house. Plastering and decorating usually follow.
Most rewires are done in two stages. First fix is the dusty part, where cables go in and back boxes are set into walls. After that, the plasterer makes good. Second fix is when the sockets, switches and fittings go on and everything is tested. Planning the layout before first fix matters, because moving a socket afterwards means more chasing.
It’s notifiable work under the Building Regulations, so it must be certified by an electrician registered with a competent person scheme or signed off through building control. Rewiring is also a good time to add mains-wired smoke and heat alarms, outside sockets, network cabling and a spare circuit for a future EV charger.
Things that affect the scope include the size of the house, solid or stud walls, access to the loft and floors, whether the house is occupied, and whether it’s a partial or full rewire. Any home built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos, so if the electrician finds anything suspect, work on it should stop until it’s been checked.
What to include when you post
A rewire is a big job, so give the electrician as much as you can up front.
- The type of house, the number of bedrooms and roughly how old it is.
- Whether it’s a full or partial rewire, and why it’s being done.
- Whether you’ll be living there during the work.
- A photo of the consumer unit and of any old sockets or switches.
- Any EICR or survey that recommended the rewire.
- Extras you want, such as more sockets, outdoor power or an EV charger circuit.
- Whether a plasterer and decorator are already lined up.
- When you’d like it done.
Choosing an electrician
Ask whether they are registered with a competent person scheme and whether they do full rewires regularly. Ask to see a similar job or talk to a past customer if you can.
A written quote should say:
- exactly what’s included: every room, the loft, outbuildings and outside
- the number of sockets, switches and light points
- whether the consumer unit and smoke and heat alarms are included
- whether lifting and refixing floorboards is included
- whether plastering and making good is included or left to you
- how long it should take and how the stages will run
- that you’ll get an Electrical Installation Certificate and a Building Regulations compliance certificate
- how rubbish and old cable will be removed
Agree how payments are staged before work starts.
Not quite the right job?
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Before a tradesperson starts work
Registrations
Some work must be done by a registered professional. Work on a gas boiler, cooker or fire must be done by a Gas Safe registered engineer, which you can check on the Gas Safe Register.
Our business check
Limited companies are checked with Companies House and sole traders upload their insurance certificate. Trade registrations are confirmed by the tradesperson when they sign up.
Get the price in writing
Ask for a written quote that sets out the work and the price before anything starts. Your contract for the work is with the tradesperson.
Questions
What people tend to ask before booking this job. For anything specific to your home, ask the tradesperson who takes it on when they get in touch.
A typical range is £4,500 to £9,500 (Best Builders, 519-town model (3-bed to 4-bed), 29th August 2026). We ask every GlosFix customer who hires what they were quoted, and once enough have shared it this figure will be replaced by real local quotes. These are figures customers have reported, not quotes from us - we introduce you to a local tradesperson, who will quote for your job.
Some people do, but it is disruptive and the power will be off for periods. Ask the electrician how they would stage the work and which rooms you could keep in use.
Often not. Ask whether making good is included or whether you'll need a plasterer afterwards.
An EICR is the best way to find out. Old rubber or fabric-covered cable, a fuse box with rewireable fuses, no earth at lighting points and sockets that feel warm are all reasons to get one done.
An Electrical Installation Certificate from the electrician. If they are registered with a competent person scheme, the scheme will also issue a Building Regulations compliance certificate. Keep both, as a buyer's solicitor will ask for them when you sell.
Sometimes. If parts of the wiring are in good condition, the electrician may suggest rewiring only some circuits. They'll need to test what's being kept, and any new circuits are still notifiable.